Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR will provide listeners
with the live race call plus access to in-car audio on additional
Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels
SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel 128 to broadcast live from Daytona Int’l Speedway
SIRIUS
NASCAR Radio to feature shows hosted by Tony Stewart, Matt Yocum, Mike
Bagley, David Poole, Steve Post, Danny ‘Chocolate’ Myers, Dave Moody,
Rick Benjamin, Buddy Baker, Pat Patterson and others in 2008
SIRIUS Satellite Radio, the Official Satellite Radio
Partner of NASCAR, will provide comprehensive coverage of the Daytona
500, featuring the live race broadcast plus multiple channels carrying
in-car audio. SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will feature two new shows: Tradin’
Paint, hosted by Danny “Chocolate” Myers and Steve Post and Late Shift,
hosted by Rick Benjamin and Buddy Baker. Veteran broadcaster Mike
Bagley will be the new daily host of The Morning Drive alongside
returning host David Poole.
SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel 128, the only radio channel giving
listeners 24/7 coverage of every race and everything in between, will
broadcast live from Daytona International Speedway throughout NASCAR
Speedweeks with up-to-the-minute news, analysis and interviews.
On Sunday,
February 17, SIRIUS will provide listeners with 15 hours of live
coverage of the 50th running of the Daytona 500 starting at 8:00 am ET.
SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel 128 will carry the race broadcast live
nationwide (2:30 pm ET) and additional Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels
will carry the in-car audio of NASCAR’s top drivers. SIRIUS will
combine the race broadcast with the driver-to-crew chatter on the
Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels, allowing fans to follow the overall
race call and the in-car audio of a driver on a single channel. The
“Fan’s Choice” channel will feature the in-car audio of a driver
determined by fan votes. Race fans can log on to www.sirius.com/nascar and choose from a selection of competitors.
For this weekend's Daytona 500, SIRIUS subscribers can hear the following: -- Live race call provided by Motor Racing Network - channel 128 -- Jimmie Johnson in-car audio - channel 122 -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in-car audio - channel 125 -- Tony Stewart in-car audio - channel 126 -- Jeff Gordon in-car audio - channel 127 -- Fan's Choice - channel 123 (Driver TBD)
SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will also provide full coverage of the
Gatorade Duels on Thursday, Feb. 14 (1:15 pm ET), the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series race on Friday, Feb. 15 (7:30 pm ET) and the NASCAR
Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Feb. 16 (12:45 pm ET).
“Since
the end of last season, NASCAR fans have been gearing up for the
Daytona 500,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS’ President, Entertainment
and Sports. “For the second straight year SIRIUS will provide those
fans, no matter where in the country they are, with unparalleled access
to the season’s biggest event with live race broadcasts, pre and post
race coverage and the kind of in-depth expert analysis that only SIRIUS
NASCAR Radio can provide.”
SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel 128 will
broadcast live from Daytona International Speedway throughout
Speedweeks with shows that will air live from the infield and in the
“Fan Zone” atop the Cup garage, providing NASCAR fans with exclusive
interviews, news and expert analysis.
New
to the SIRIUS NASCAR Radio lineup in 2008 is an exclusive daily talk
show hosted by Danny “Chocolate” Myers, the popular former crew member
for the late Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and SIRIUS host Steve Post. Tradin’
Paint debuted January 1, 2008 and will air every weekday from 11:00 am
- 3:00 pm ET exclusively on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.
Long after his
colorful and storied career on pit road, the larger-than- life Myers
remains one of the most popular figures in the world of stock car
racing. From 1986 until 2001, Chocolate served as the Gas Man on the
famous #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy driven by the legendary Dale Earnhardt,
Sr. In that time, Myers was a member of “The Flying Aces” pit crew for
six of the Intimidator’s seven championships. Steve Post began hosting
on SIRIUS in 2007 and will continue to host Press Pass Saturdays
throughout the year on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio as well as the SIRIUS NASCAR
Radio Post-Race Show live from the track each week. The native of
Hallstead, PA has been a pit road reporter for Motor Racing Network
Radio since 2003.
SIRIUS
will also debut a new nighttime show during Daytona 500 week, Late
Shift, which will be hosted throughout the year by Rick Benjamin and
Buddy Baker. Late Shift will premiere Wednesday, Feb. 13 (9:00 pm -
midnight ET) and air Wednesday and Thursday nights (8:00 – 11:00 pm ET
after Daytona 500) throughout the year exclusively on SIRIUS NASCAR
Radio.
Hall of Famer Buddy Baker won 19 races in a
highlight-filled career and was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest
Drivers in 1998. His 1980 Daytona 500 win remains the fastest Daytona
500 ever run, with an average speed of 177.602 mph. Baker was a regular
host on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio last year. Rick Benjamin began covering
motorsports in the 1980s. He calls the on-track action of the Champ Car
World Series, the Champ Car Atlantics, the USAR Hooters Pro Cup stock
cars, and the World of Outlaws Late Model stock cars and has hosted
NASCAR Cup events for TBS and called road racing events for ESPN.
With
the addition of Late Shift, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio extends its programming
schedule to a minimum of 15 hours of live talk every weekday.
Tradin’
Paint and Late Shift are part of SIRIUS NASCAR Radio’s exclusive talk
lineup, providing NASCAR fans with the most comprehensive radio
coverage available all year long. Tradin’ Paint is preceded every
weekday by The Morning Drive (7:00 – 11:00 am ET), hosted by Mike
Bagley and David Poole, and followed by SIRIUS Speedway (3:00 – 7:00 pm
ET), hosted by Dave Moody.
NASCAR Collector, the weekly
collectibles program that launched in 2007, will be extended to a
two-hour weekly program in 2008. Pat Patterson hosts a new weekly show
Monday nights entitled Happy Hour and Mojo Nixon’s Manifold Destiny
moves to Tuesday nights.
SIRIUS NASCAR Radio / ch. 128 - Daytona 500 Week Schedule: (All times ET) Monday - Friday: -- 7:00 am - 11:00 am: "The Morning Drive," hosted by Mike Bagley and David Poole -- 11:00 am - 3:00 pm: "Tradin' Paint," hosted by Steve Post and Chocolate Myers -- 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm: "SIRIUS Speedway," hosted by Dave Moody
Monday: -- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: "Happy Hour" hosted by Pat Patterson -- 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: "Tony Stewart Live," hosted by Tony Stewart and Matt Yocum
Tuesday: -- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: "NASCAR Live" hosted by Eli Gold -- 9:00 pm - midnight: "Manifold Destiny" hosted by Mojo Nixon
Wednesday: -- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: "NASCAR Performance Live" -- 9:00 pm - midnight: "Late Shift" hosted by Rick Benjamin and Monte Dutton (fill-in)
Thursday: -- 1:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Gatorade Duels -- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: "SIRIUS Speedway," hosted by Dave Moody -- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: "NASCAR Performance Live" -- 9:00 pm - midnight: "Late Shift" hosted by Rick Benjamin and Nate Ryan (fill-in)
Friday: -- 7:30 pm: Chevy Silverado 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race
Saturday: -- 7:00 am - 9:00 am: "NASCAR Collector" hosted by Mike Storms, Buzz McKim, Tim Trout and Howard Hitchcock -- 9:00 am - 12:45 pm: "The Front Stretch" hosted by Pat Patterson -- 12:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Camping World 300 Presented by Chevrolet NASCAR Nationwide Series Race -- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: "Press Pass" hosted by Steve Post -- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: "The Back Stretch" hosted by Alex Hayden -- 10:00 pm - midnight: "Loose Ends" highlights from the week on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio
Sunday: -- 8:00 am - 11:30 am: "The Front Stretch" hosted by Pat Patterson -- 11:30 am - 1:30 pm: "SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Pre-Race Show" hosted by Dave Moody and Steve Post -- 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: MRN Pre-Race show -- 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm (approx): Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race -- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: "SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Post-Race Show" hosted by Steve Post and Alex Hayden -- 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: "The Back Stretch" hosted by Jerry Bonkowski and Mark Garrow
Schedule subject to change. After Daytona 500 Manifold Destiny and Late Shift will shift to 8-11pm ET timeslot.
As
the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, SIRIUS broadcasts every
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series race. Fans can also tune into SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel
128 for expert NASCAR talk all year long.
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